Chop Down is a thrilling crime novel set in rural North Carolina. Full of intense action and heart breaking revelations, Chop Down explores the power of giving, cheating, loving and winning. Erving "Chop" Belle was the undisputed boss of his community. He was loved for his giving spirit, admired for his ambition, hated for his success and feared for his ruthlesslness. To some he was a saint, to somehe was a demon. Recent legal woes made him the most infamous figure in North Carolina's Brunswick County. When Chop's dead body is discovered on a rival's property, chaos ensues as his family tries to cope with his loss, investigate his murder and avenge his death. His killers, who seem to be more ambitious, immediatley attempt to implement a grand design on the vast space Chop once occupied. Small fires turn into infernos as suspicions collide with disdain. God only knows who will be left standing and who will join Chop in glory or...